All Screen articles in 06 November 2009 – Page 15
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NewsA Prophet star Tahar Rahim joins The Eagle Of The Ninth
Tahar Rahim, riding high folloing his star turn in A Prophet, has joined the cast of Focus Features and Film4’s Roman Britain epic The Eagle Of The Ninth that is currently shooting in Scotland.
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NewsFukuda to head home video and digital for WB Japan
Taichi Fukuda has been appointed as general manager for Warner Home Video (WHV) and Warner Bros Digital Distribution (WBDD) in Japan.
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NewsWelcome wins Heartland's best dramatic feature award
Philippe Lioret’s Welcome won the Heartland Film Festival’s $100,000 Grand Prize Award for best dramatic feature and P-Star Rising by Gabriel Noble took the $25,000 Award for best documentary feature.
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NewsMPAA chief Dan Glickman to step down in September 2010
Dan Glickman will relinquish his post as chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) when his contract expires in September 2010.
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NewsThe Hurt Locker, Big Fan lead IFP Gotham nominees
Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker (pictured) and Robert Siegel’s Big Fan lead the field of IFP’s Gotham nominees with three nominations apiece, followed by Sebastian Silva’s The Maid and Joel and Ethan Coens’ A Serious Man on two each.
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NewsHFF unveils Hollywood World Awards shortlist
A panel of international judges led by Screen editor Mike Goodridge has unveiled the shortlist for the Hollywood World Awards for the upcoming Hollywood Film Festival’s (HFF) awards gala on October 26.
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NewsSouth West Screen and BBC Films launch digital film initiative
UK regional agency South West Screen and BBC Films have launched a new digital film initiative - iFeatures – which will see 3 full-length features being developed and shot in Bristol over the next eighteen months.
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NewsDesedo Films founders snap up the Babelgum Pixel Pitch Award
Michael Hastings-Black and Raafi Rivero of Desedo Films have won the £6,000 Babelgum Pixel prize with their urban teen project Heart Of The City.
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Steinberg joins Arts Alliance Media board
European digital provider Arts Alliance Media has appointed Bruce Steinberg to its board of directors.
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NewsAna Kokkinos' Blessed added to LFF programme
San Sebastian-winner Blessed, directed by Ana Kokkinos, has been added to the programme at The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, which opened last week.
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NewsAlexandre Desplat named composer of the year at World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat has picked up the film composer of the year award at the 9th World Soundtrack Awards on Saturday (October 17). The event closed the 36th Ghent International Film Festival.
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NewsFortissimo picks up Michelle Yeoh martial arts thriller
Fortissimo Films has picked up international rights to martial arts thriller Jianyu Jianghu (working title), starring Michelle Yeoh and produced by John Woo and Terence Chang’s Lion Rock Productions.
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NewsKorean sleeper hit Old Partner secures Japanese release
Korean sales company Indiestory has announced that sleeper hit documentary Old Partner is due to open in Japan this December.
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NewsThe Assembly sweeps China’s Golden Rooster Awards
Feng Xiaogang’s war drama The Assemblywas the big winner at the 27th Golden Rooster Awards, mainland China’s top film honours (Oct 17), winning four prizes including best film and best director.
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NewsOdd Lot, Bold unite on joint sales venture Affinity International
Bold Films and Odd Lot Entertainment’s international sales arms have merged as Affinity International and will officially launch at AFM next month.
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NewsGreen Lantern no longer shining on Sydney
Warner Bros has confirmed that it will not be filming Green Lantern in Sydney as originally planned, because of the increasing cost of locating footloose productions in Australia due to the rising Australian dollar.